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EUA ROAD MAP OFFERS GUIDANCE FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY CHANGES THAT MIGHT INSPIRE UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE
The European University Association (EUA) has been preparing higher education institutions for increased sustainability requirements as governments implement new commitments made at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference, staged in December in Dubai.
It has been encouraging its 850 members, including 34 national rectors’ conferences, to follow its new EUA ‘Green Deal roadmap for universities’, which outlined policies and actions which can help universities follow a climate-neutral, environmentally sustainable, and socially equitable path.…
VEGAN CHOCOLATE BOOMS WORLDWIDE, WITH BRANDS INVESTING IN QUALITYVEGAN CHOCOLATE BOOMS WORLDWIDE, WITH BRANDS INVESTING IN QUALITY
With consumers becoming increasingly health conscious worldwide, demand for vegan chocolate, replacing dairy ingredients with plant-based materials, is growing fast.
According to US-based Grand View Research, the global vegan confectionery market – dominated by chocolate – is anticipated to generate USD2.62 billion in annual revenues by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9% from 2023’s USD1.23 billion.…
IRAN SANCTIONS EVASION PERSISTS AS UN-BASED NUCLEAR RESTRICTIONS LAPSE
Implementing international sanctions is never easy, but the sanctions regime on Iran is highly complex, buffeted by shifting diplomatic stances. With its Security Council ally Russia relying on Iranian military and technology supplies for it to pursue its invasion of Ukraine, time-limited UN restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme officially lapsed on October 18.…
EU MEMBER STATES FAILING TO COMPLY WITH WHISTLEBLOWER LAW
European Union (EU) member states are failing to comply with the bloc’s 2019 whistleblower protection directive (1) and two – Estonia and Poland – have not implemented the legislation at all, according to a new report (2) from Transparency International. ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers?…
PORTUGUESE HE REACHES RECORD STUDENT NUMBERS, BUT DECREASING DEMAND IS EXPECTED IN FUTURE
The number of students at Portuguese higher education (HE) institutions may have peaked in the past academic year (September 2022 to July 2023), say the country’s HE officials, with proactive measures needed to ensure a projected future decline is not too steep. …
EU INSTITUTIONS STRUGGLING TO TACKLE HOME-GROWN GRAFT
The European Union (EU) is struggling to tackle corruption in its own institutions with real and perceived cases of backdoor lobbying, undue influence, cash for questions, conflicts of interest and revolving doors (to jobs with industry). These are harming the reputation of the European Parliament, the executive European Commission, the Council of Ministers and several EU agencies.…
MAGNA CARTA OBSERVATORY CONFERENCE
Signatory universities of the Magna Charta Universitatum declaration are meeting in Poland to assess how research and teaching can help reconstruct cities harmed by war, environmental pressures and socio-economic change.
This conference chimes with the aims of the declaration, which highlights the value of academic freedom, institutional autonomy and community collaboration, and which has been signed by 960 universities from 94 countries worldwide.…
FASHION RETAIL FLOURISHES IN UKRAINE DESPITE RUSSIAN MILITARY AGGRESSION
…In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has forced 6.2 million people from the country (UN figures) (1) and caused more than USD151 billion in infrastructure damage, says the Kiev Schol of Economics (2), Ukraine’s fashion retail market has been transformed.
EUROPE PURSUES MULTI-POLICY APPROACH TO FIX SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GROWTH
While energy price rises have started levelling off after 2022 steep inflation, the need to boost sustainable electricity capacity in Europe, carried by strengthened transmission networks, boosting security of supply against unreliable partners such as Russia and further reduce carbon emissions, is becoming ever more pressing.…
PORTUGAL TRIES TO ATTRACT FOOTWEAR CLIENTS AS A NEAR-SOURCING ALTERNATIVE TO ASIA
Portugal’s footwear industry is trying to maintain its near-shoring position as a western production hub, while attracting more business as a reliable alternative to Asian manufacturing hubs, investing in innovation, quality and sustainability.
Portugal comprises an important part of the remaining European footwear sector, which according to the World Footwear Yearbook 2023 produced just 2.7% of global output in 2022 (1).…